The long wait is almost over. After an active offseason for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Spring Training is getting ready to kick off games this coming weekend, with the Grapefruit League getting rolling on Saturday afternoon. The Bucs will play 31 Spring Training games, running all the way up until March 23. They will play 16 home games and 15 away and open up on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles.
This is all in leadup to the regular season Opening Day, when the Bucs take on the New York Mets at Citifield on March 26 at 1:00pm eastern. They have their home opener on April 3, taking on the Orioles once again, with a 4:00pm eastern start.
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The Bucs will again play live on Pittsburgh Sports Net, and they are set to televise 15 of Pittsburgh’s preseason games, including 9 home broadcasts and 6 away.  You’ll also be able to catch the Buccos on 93.7 The Fan, 100.1 FM, AM 1020 KDKA as well as the Sports Net Pittsburgh app, SNP 360.
Here’s the Pittsburgh Pirates 2026 MLB Spring Training Schedule:
Date
Time (ET)
Opponent
SportsNet Pittsburgh
Sat, Feb 21
1:00 PM
@ Orioles
No
Sun, Feb 22
1:00 PM
vs Rays
Yes
Sun, Feb 22
1:00 PM
@ Phillies
No
Mon, Feb 23
1:00 PM
vs Yankees
Yes
Tue, Feb 24
1:00 PM
@ Red Sox
Opposing Feed Possible
Wed, Feb 25
1:00 PM
@ Braves
Opposing Feed Possible
Thu, Feb 26
1:00 PM
vs Twins
Yes
Fri, Feb 27
1:00 PM
vs Orioles
No
Sat, Feb 28
1:00 PM
@ Astros
No
Sun, Mar 1
1:00 PM
@ Cardinals
No
Mon, Mar 2
1:00 PM
vs Rays
Yes
Tue, Mar 3
1:00 PM
vs Team Colombia
No
Thu, Mar 5
1:00 PM
vs Cardinals
Yes
Fri, Mar 6
1:00 PM
vs Phillies
No
Fri, Mar 6
1:00 PM
@ Blue Jays
Opposing Feed Possible
Sat, Mar 7
1:00 PM
@ Tigers
No
Sun, Mar 8
1:00 PM
vs Red Sox
Yes
Mon, Mar 9
6:30 PM
@ Yankees
Opposing Feed Possible
Wed, Mar 11
1:00 PM
@ Orioles
Opposing Feed Possible
Thu, Mar 12
6:00 PM
vs Braves
Yes
Fri, Mar 13
6:00 PM
@ Tigers
No
Sat, Mar 14
1:00 PM
vs Orioles
Yes
Sun, Mar 15
1:00 PM
@ Rays
No
Mon, Mar 16
1:00 PM
@ Twins
Opposing Feed Possible
Tue, Mar 17
1:00 PM
vs Astros
No
Wed, Mar 18
6:00 PM
vs Tigers
No
Thu, Mar 19
6:00 PM
@ Orioles
No
Fri, Mar 20
6:00 PM
@ Braves
No
Fri, Mar 20
7:30 PM
Spring Breakout vs Tigers Prospects
Yes
Sat, Mar 21
1:00 PM
vs Blue Jays
No
Sun, Mar 22
1:00 PM
vs Red Sox
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Mon, Mar 23
1:00 PM
vs Braves
No